# 2014 College Football General Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 30, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937 "2014-08-30T03:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 54
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1062 "2015-01-02T00:33:28Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > IMO, Past Performance is a better barometer than a dart board. Yes, clearly you can use past performance to _try_ to schedule quality opponents, but that doesn’t guarantee they’ll be a good team when that game rolls around. Regardless you can’t point to past performance when you are trying to make a case about the current team’s relative quality. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1063 "2015-01-02T00:57:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Why is that? I’m assuming you’ve seen Oregon’s offensive line in action, right? Yes, but I was worried about defense, and about play without Ekpre-Olomu. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1064 "2015-01-02T01:12:40Z")
These West coast girly-boys are faster and stronger than the Southerners. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1065 "2015-01-02T01:17:56Z")
Go genderqueer Ducks! ---
**Author:** ![deanc2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1066 "2015-01-02T01:18:27Z")
You can’t come back from 4 turn overs. FSU just beat themselves this game. Edit: 5 turnovers. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1067 "2015-01-02T01:20:01Z")
> [@deanc2000](#): > > You can’t come back from 4 turn overs. FSU just beat themselves this game. Make that five turnovers. Also, don’t take anything away from the Ducks’ defensive effort. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1068 "2015-01-02T01:20:33Z")
Is it wrong of me to thoroughly enjoy watching FSU get the crap beat out of them, simply because I’m sick of hearing about them? ---
**Author:** ![deanc2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1069 "2015-01-02T01:22:16Z")
Oregon vs Alabama will be such a great game. Go tide! ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1070 "2015-01-02T01:30:02Z")
> [@deanc2000](#): > > Oregon vs Alabama will be such a great game. Go tide! Don’t get ahead of yourself, Tide has to get past Ohio State first. Roll Tide! ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1071 "2015-01-02T01:30:19Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > Yes, clearly you can use past performance to _try_ to schedule quality opponents, but that doesn’t guarantee they’ll be a good team when that game rolls around. Regardless you can’t point to past performance when you are trying to make a case about the current team’s relative quality. Case in point…Oregon probably thought FSU would be a quality opponent when they scheduled them way back three weeks ago… ---
**Author:** ![deanc2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1072 "2015-01-02T01:32:40Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Don’t get ahead of yourself, Tide has to get past Ohio State first. Roll Tide! Yeah, I know. I like the Bucks, but they have next to zero chance of beating the Ducks, while Alabama probably is the only team that can give them a close game. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1073 "2015-01-02T01:46:08Z")
Not a bad effort at all. Great to see Tyner back, and I hope Devon Allen can play next week. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1074 "2015-01-02T01:51:14Z")
What a bunch of assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Nauplius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nauplius/32/51_2.png) [@Nauplius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nauplius)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1075 "2015-01-02T01:51:41Z")
Stay classy Florida State. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1076 "2015-01-02T01:52:38Z")
Truly. At least they didn’t punch anybody. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1077 "2015-01-02T01:55:20Z")
Well played Ducks. Your Speed was too much for FSU. Oregon was playing on another level. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1078 "2015-01-02T01:56:13Z")
> [@deanc2000](#): > > You can’t come back from 4 turn overs. FSU just beat themselves this game. Edit: 5 turnovers. Dumb comment. FSu could not stop oregon. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1079 "2015-01-02T02:01:04Z")
I found [this clip](http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12109599) interesting, if only because ESPN knew to fuzz out some of the coach’s lip movements. It didn’t look to me like any staff was close enough to hear actual words and tell the booth; maybe I’m wrong. Do they hire lip readers at all? Speaking of lip readers, any out there to confirm the content of the exchange? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1080 "2015-01-02T02:07:53Z")
Grats Oregon! 'Notes played terrible today. Well, the offense played terribly; the defense didn’t even show up. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937/1081 "2015-01-02T02:11:14Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Grats Oregon! 'Notes played terrible today. Well, the offense played terribly; the defense didn’t even show up. Well, they had a great run, and Winston, at least, showed some class. But I guess Helfrich knew what he was doing when he didn’t take my advice about rushing more linemen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937.md?page=53) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-college-football-general-thread/696937.md?page=55)